Display-fixture



L. SHOGRAN.

DlSPLAY FIXTURE.

APPLlCATl QN man DEC.27, 1911.

Patented Mar. 9,1920.

PIE-' 1 HWE/YI'OE A fo/mea 5H0 (124m v Arne/vim LEONARD m nu; or? inn iiiniii oirs,

, To all whom it may'con'cernr ,cnnnmis FELQEMAN, onom'caeo, runners 5-51 mmmeangame'gv,1917.3fsei a meosgcj citizen Orche- United 1 States, and a resldent; of Indianapolis, county of Marion, 7 d

State of Indiana, have inyented a certain new and useful Display-Fixturm-and I do 7 hereby declare that thea'following is a full,

clear; and exact description t1ie-eef,;refer-,

ence being had to'theaccompanyingfl W ings, in which like letters refer to like p" rts; I This invention relates to: display fixturesand primarily to that class?adaptedtollce placed in windows, show cases or other conevenient points for displayingwaresi 'offanyy same to .a supporting base or other men I maybe made of a1 single' pi'ece of" metal and so bent asto form a secur ng part as well as her; -A further feature-oi?" the invention is," the provision of means for holfdingf ashoe either in tilted or horizontal position. I

A further fe'atureoftheinvention is the constructionof a bracket wherein the same a shoe supporting part. Aturther feature of the invention is the provision of a peiles tal and means for quickly attaching or detaching the" bracket supporting member thereon.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and following description and claims. Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pedestal showing two of the brackets attached thereto and in use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the upper. end of the pedestal and platform thereon showing one form of article supporting bracket attachedthereto. Fig. 3'is a sectional View as seenjon' line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview of oneform of bracket removed from its support and Fig. 5 is a sectionalview as seen on 1ine 5 5 of Fig. 1, showing themanner of attaching the platform to the pedestal. f Referring to the drawingsinwhich similar reference numeralsdesignate correspond- 'ing parts throughoutthe several views, 1 incdicates a pedestal and 2 indicates a platform,

said parts being preferably 'constructedof' glass so as to render 'the same more attrac- 'tive, although it Will be understood that said, parts may be of'any' suitable material. The upper end of the pedestal'lisprovided with ektendedf to one side of the" ertical vportions of the] brackets are pro- 'v-ided with tongues .16 and 'rests 17 and tion ofthe pedestal so toprovi'dean overhanging portion 4 with which fengages the. Y inturned end-s15 of a clip '6, said clip; extendj inglo'ver theplatforiniand ser'v'iiig to hold:

the: platform in fixedrela'tion with the ped esta-l ,on-ing tothe compression exerted by the name ends the overhanging 2 be-constnrcted in any' preferre'ol" sh'ap tangu-lar. and may extendedle'qually' be} yond the headgor'a greater portion thereof head than the other, asshown i'n Cooperating v with tliejplat form 9 a Qwlgiehi is hexagonal v V larger gin diameter than the adjoining p 1 r .on; the" under face of v 1 .portioni ai-gji Theplatforinf are bracl'zets whichflmay be formed in various designs 78'and 9. The various brackets are preterablyftormed from single pieceof fiat 7 metal, each comprising agyertical portion 10 and a; horizenmr portion 11,' the bracket shown as Thaving aportionj bent substan-Y eiidio't' the clampbeing preferablyslightly? constricted so" that when engaged: With the tiall y u -simpeu to form a clamp 12 ,tl1'e bent edge-ofthe 'platformthe 'sprin' 'ynature of v the material of hfich-the brac ket isimade will c' ausethe clainp'to bind on the platform and thus securely hold the bracket in posi tion. The clamps 13 and 14 of the forms of bracket shoWnat 8 and 9, instead of be 1 ing bent out of the Vertical portion 10 01"- the bracket, are formed by bending the horizontal sections 11 substantially U-sh'aped, althoughlthe action of the clamps are identical; Some of the brackets as shown in Figs.

1, 3 and t; are provided with an elongated I horizontalportion 11, said elongated portlon forming rests for the toe of the shoe 7 15. In order to hold the shoe in position on the brackets and at the same time dispose them atcan inclination, the outer ends of the hooking'the heel of the-shoeoj er-the tongue 3 the bracket; The tongues 16 and rests"17 ini'ay be formed in various Ways, but in the presentinstance the outer end of the verti cal portion. 10 is enlarged; and then slitted" and part of the slitted portions bent over to a form therests. Y 7 I a pedestal, and a clip 76 then forced into en the platform finto positionfand as previgagenientwith the vpedestal so as tofclainp ously stated the PlatfOIfIir may'extenda uniform distance on each side of the pedestal, v or a greater-portion'extendecl to one side than the fother. Thecl'ampportions of the brackets are ;-then introduced over the edges of thebplaftform and any number of the brackets may be used in connection vwith the edgeof theiplatiforlnso long as they are so f distributed as to equalize the wei ht" upon from tiptlie pedestal to prevent the saine ping over. 1 The horizontalrportions of the brackets 7 and8 form a rest for the) toe portion of the shoe while the'bracket 9 is pref-l erably attached to the end-of the platform v 2, so thatsai'd platformwill form a restfor the toe end ofthe shoe and said brackets, may be turned or' positioned at, various angles with. respect to the platform so as to properly exhibit the articles placed thereon.

Instead of using the pedestal and plat form herein shown, it will be readily under stood that the brackets may be used with various'supports, such as glass countersifor show cases, andfthe glass shelves now corn-V 'ln'only used inshow windowsfor exhibiting 1 shoes or the like.

sired to support 'the shoe in a horizontal plane, the elongated horizontal portions horizontal alinelnent 5 withthe rests 17, thus adapting "the; bracket for supporting V the shoe either at an inclination or in a'horifzontal pos t on.

- The invention claimed is f lnAdisplay fixture, comprising a-bracket vvhavingfa vertical supporting portion and it-horizontal supporting portion said verthe 'brackets 7 and 8 inay bebent upwardly until the free ends are brought into tioal portion having a tongueandirests at v i oppositesides of the tongue, and a securing *clainp formed-bybending portions of the bracket for securing the bracket to an objeot.

a 2. fixture, ooinprising a bracket, having ahorizontal portion and av vertical portion, thenpperend of said vertical'por tion beingenlarged and having slits therein,

V the outer slitted portions being bentrearwardly and downwardly to form rests, the

otherslitted portion, forming a-ton'gue, and an, integral "clamp formed by bending parts of the: bracket.

3, A display fixture for shoes, compris ing a-fiat one-piece bracket having aportion thereof'bentgto substantially Ushape, to form aclamp for frictionally engaging the braeket'with a support, one end of the bracket Q having longitudinally V extending slits, the central slitted portion forming a tongue for engagement with the front po1'' .tion of theheel of the shoe, the other slitted portions being bentrearwardly and downr Wardly to form arest for the heel of the shoe;

p i p 5 In witness whereof Ihave hereunto aflixed It will likew'se be seen that if it is demy signature. I

LEONARD snoennn. a j 

